Labor Café: “Hollywood on Strike: Actors, Writers, Tech, and the Future of Entertainment”

Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, 3:30 p.m.
Geddes Hall, Coffee House

Labor Curious? Visit the Labor Café–where ND talks work!

The Labor Café convenes the Notre Dame community for casual conversation on contemporary questions about work, workers, and workplaces.

On October 11, the topic will be “Hollywood on Strike: Actors, Writers, Tech, and the Future of Entertainment.” The panel discussion will feature two Notre Dame alumni in the entertainment industry as well as faculty experts from the areas of labor studies, technology, and film, television, and theatre.

Alumni panelists:

Liz Hynes ’17
Writer for “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” and council member of the Writers Guild of America, East

Eric Ways ’18
Actor and member of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists

Faculty panelists:

Dan Graff
Director, Higgins Labor Program at the Center for Social Concerns
Professor of the Practice in the Department of History

Megan Levis
Assistant Professor of the Practice at the Center for Social Concerns and the College of Engineering

Pam Wojcik (moderator)
Department Chair and Andrew V. Tackes Professor of Film, Television, and Theatre

Jointly sponsored by the Center for Social Concerns and the Department of Film, Television, and Theatre with support from a Teaching Beyond the Classroom Grant from the College of Arts & Letters.